Extension-button.



F. PHILIPPE, Sn.

EXTENSION BUTTON.

APPLICATION FILED 11mm. I916.

1,203,399. Patented Oct. 31, 1916.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FLORENT PHILIPPE, 83., OF SOUTH CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA.

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Application filed January 18, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FLoREN'r PHILIPPE, Sr., a citizen of Belgium,residing at South Charleston, in the county of Kanawha and State of WestVirginia, have invented new and useful Improvements inExtension-Buttons, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a button, and more particularly to the class ofextensible buttons.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a button whereinthe same is constructed with wings to increase the size of the button sothat it will not pull through a buttonhole after the same has becomeworn or enlarged by constant use of wearing apparel.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a button of thischaracter wherein the wings will be held in extended position orretracted, thereby enabling the size of the button to be varied as theoccasion may require.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a button of thischaracter wherein the construction thereof is novel in form to assurethe working thereof when used.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a button ofthis character which is simple in construction, reliable and efficientin its purpose, neat and attractive in appearance, and inexpensive inmanufacture. With these and other objects in view, the inventionconsists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts aswill be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a plan view of a button constructed inaccordance with the invention, the wings thereof being re tracted; Fig.2 is a similar view with the wings extended; Fig. 3 is an edgeelevation; Fig. 4 is a top plan view with the outer plate removed andthe parts of the button in position as shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is asimi- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 31, 1916.

Serial N 0. 72,847.

lar view with the parts adjusted; Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line6-6 of Fig. 1; Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view through the lowersection with the top section removed; and Fig. 8 is a vertical sectionalView through the top section of the button.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the button comprises a pair ofdisk-like cheek plates 10 and 11 respectively, which are of uniform sizewith respect to each other and have arranged therebetween segmentalshaped extensible wings 12, the same being supported for swingingmovement upon pivots 13 which are riveted in the cheek plates 10 and 11at points diametrically opposite each other, the plate 10 being formedwith a pair of hollow bosses 14 which are struck inwardly from the saidplate and serve as thread receiving apertures for the fastening of thebutton upon a garment. The plate 11 is formed with hollow bosses 15which are struck inwardly therefrom and engage in arcuate shaped slots16 formed in the wings to provide stops therefor, whereby the wings willbe limited in their outward and inward swinging movement between theplates 10 and 11 in actuating the button. The bosses 15 are arrangeddiametrically opposite each other and are positioned upon an imaginaryline at right angles to an imaginary line through the bosses 14;, aswill be clearly obvious.

Arranged between the plates 10 and 11 at a point which may be termed theheel ends of the wings 12 is a bearing block 17 which is formed at itsinner edge with a medial notch 17 correspondingly shaped tosubstantially one-half of the boss 15 adjacent thereto and serving as aseat for a leaf spring 19 which embraces the said boss 15, and the limbsof this spring play against cam surfaces 20 and 20 respectively, formedon the inner edges of the extension wings 12 so as to hold the sameextended or retracted when manually thrown to either position- Thebearing block 17 is riveted at 18 to the plates and 11 and this blockalso serves the function as a spacer for the said plate, while likewisethe bosses 14 and 15 serve asimilar function for the said plate.

On the plate 10, at the outer side thereof, is provided an ear or lug 21which serves to steady the button when inserted in a buttonhole in agarment to prevent the button from turning and also holding it in properposition for the extending of the wings at the proper point, the lug 21being inserted in the buttonhole slot in the garment to project thereinand thus hold a button in the required position, while formed in theplates 10 and 11 are beveled notches 22 to expose the beveled corners 23at the free ends of the wings so as to leave the free ends thereof nakedto permit access to be had thereto for the extending of the wings whenoccasion requires. The plate 11 is formed with openings 2st whichregister with the hollow bosses let and 15 so that the thread for thefastening of the button upon a garment can be passed through both pairsof bosses 1a and 15 to secure the button upon a garment. Should thebuttonhole in the garment become worn by the continued use of the buttonthe wings 12 which are normally retracted between the plates 10 and 11and held in such position by the spring 19 may be extended so that thebutton will not work through the worn buttonhole after the same ispassed therethrough.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing, the construction and manner of operation of thedevice will be clearly understood and, therefore, a more extendedexplanation has been omitted.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

l. A button of the class described comprising a pair of disk-like platesspaced from each other, extension wings pivotally mounted between theplates and movable outwardly beyond the peripheries thereof, meansacting upon the extension wings to hold the same in extended orretracted position, a spacing block arranged between the plates, andhollow lugs struck inwardly from one of the plates, one pair of the lugsserving as stops for limiting the swinging movement of the wings.

A button of the class described comprising a pair of disk-like platesspaced from each other, extension wings pivotally mounted between theplates and movable outwardly beyond the peripheries thereof, bossesstruck inwardly from the said plates at diametrically opposite pointsand in spaced relation to each other, the said wings a spring embracingone of the bosses and acting upon the wings to hold the same inretracted or extended position, and a bearing block inserted between theplate and having a seat for the spring.

3. A button of the class described comprising a pair of disk-like platesspaced from each other, extension wings pivotally mounted between theplates and movable outwardly beyond the peripheries thereof, bossesstruck inwardly from the said plates at diametrically opposite pointsand in spaced relation to each other, the said wings being formed withthe arcuate shaped slots receiving a pair of the said bosses forlimiting the swinging movement of the said wing, a spring embracing oneof the bosses and acting upon the wings to hold the same in retracted orextended positions, a bearing block inserted between the plates andhaving a seat for the said spring, and means for fastening the platestogether, the said bosses and the said blocks being designed to formspaces for the plates.

A. A button of the class described comprising a pair of disk-like platesspaced from each other, extension wings pivotally mounted between theplates and movable outwardly beyond the peripheries thereof, bossesstruck inwardly from the said plates at diametrically opposite pointsand" in.

spaced relation to each other, the said wings being formed with thearcuate shaped slots receiving a pair of the said bosses for limitingthe swinging movement of the said wing, a spring embracing one of thebosses and acting upon the wings to hold the same in retracted orextended positions, a bearing block inserted between theplates andhaving a seat for the said spring, means for fastening the platestogether, the said bosses and the said blocks being designed to formspaces for the plates, and a protuberance on one of the plates servingas a stop for engaging in a buttonhole to hold and keep the buttonagainst displacement when inserted through said buttonhole.

5. A button of the class described comprising a pair of disk-like platesspaced from each other, extension wings pivotally mounted between theplates and movable outwardly beyond the peripheries thereof, bossesstruck inwardly from the said plates at diametrically opposite pointsand in spaced relation to each other, the said wings being formed witharcuate shaped slots receiving a pair of the said bosses for limitingthe swinging 'movement of said wings, a spring embracing one ofthebosses and acting upon the wings to hold the same in restricted orextended position, a bearing block inserted between the plates andhaving a seat for the said spring, means for fastening the platestogether, the said bosses and the said block being designed to formspacers for the plates and a protuberance on one of the plates servingas a stop for engaging in a buttonhole to hold and keep the buttonagainst displacement when inserted through 10 said buttonhole the opencenters of the said bosses serving as four holes for the passage ofthread therethrough to fasten the button upon a garment.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FLORENT PHILIPPE, SR.

Witnesses:

JULEs CHAMPAGNE, FELIX DANDOIS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

